Tags in Griply give you a flexible way to organize and filter your tasks and habits across goals, life areas, and daily plans. Unlike folders or lists, tags are cross-cutting, they help you create custom views and workflows based on context, energy, priorities, or themes.

Whether you want to batch similar tasks, focus on high-energy work, or track content planning, tags make it easy to see exactly what matters, when it matters.

When to Use Tags

Tags are optional but become powerful when used intentionally. Here are common ways Griply users leverage them:

• Context-based tags → #calls, #errands, #office, #home

• Energy or focus tags → #deepwork, #lowenergy, #highfocus

• Time estimates → #5min, #30min, #1h

• Workflow or status → #draft, #review, #waiting

• Theme-based organization → #content-ideas, #marketing, #finance

• Batching habits → Tag habits like #morning, #evening, or #workday to group them in views

Creating Tags

You can add tags when creating or editing tasks and habits:

1. Open the create or edit screen for a task or habit

2. Tap on Tags

3. Start typing the tag’s name:

   • If it already exists, select it from the list

   • If it’s new, press Enter to create it

4. Save your changes, the tag is now attached

Pro tip: Start with a few high-value tags and expand gradually. Over-tagging creates unnecessary complexity.

Filtering and Grouping by Tags

Tags become most useful when combined with Griply’s filtering and grouping options:

• Planner & Daily Planning → Focus on just the tasks or habits with a specific tag

• Habits Overview → Filter habits tagged by theme, e.g. #health or #productivity

• Task Lists → Group tasks by tags to create themed views

• Batching actions → For example, filter for #calls and knock them out in one session

Tag Filter Match Modes

When you filter a task list by tags on desktop, a match mode controls how the tags you pick combine. This lets you go beyond a single tag and ask sharper questions of your list:

• Match any → Show tasks that have at least one of the selected tags. Pick #calls and #errands to see everything in either group. This is the default.

• Match all → Show only tasks that carry every selected tag. Combine #office and #deepwork to find the focused work you can only do at your desk.

• No tag → Show only tasks with no tags at all. Use this to surface untagged tasks during a review and decide how to file them.

To set the match mode, open the tag filter on a task list, choose the tags you want, then pick Match any, Match all, or No tag.

Note: Tag filter match modes are currently available on the desktop app. Support for iOS is coming soon. On iOS, the tag filter always matches any selected tag.

Power Workflows for Advanced Users

For power users, tags unlock next-level productivity. Here are some advanced setups:

1. Context + Energy Level

• Add context tags like #office, #home, or #commute

• Combine them with energy tags like #deepwork or #lowenergy

• In low-energy moments, filter #lowenergy to find simple tasks

• When fully focused, filter #deepwork to dive into high-value work

2. Time Blocking + Tags

If you plan your day in time blocks, tags make batching effortless:

• Tag tasks with time estimates: #15min, #30min, #1h

• Use the Planner to drag all #15min tasks into an afternoon block

• This is great for filling small pockets of time with meaningful work

3. Themed Weekly Reviews

Tags also work well with Tracking Your Progress during weekly reviews:

• Use tags like #content-ideas, #personal-growth, or #finance

• During your review, filter by a theme to see only relevant tasks and habits

• Reflect on completed items, plan what’s next, and keep focus aligned

Editing and Deleting Tags

Managing tags is simple:

• Rename a tag: Open any task or habit using the tag, tap Tags, then edit its name.

• Delete a tag: Remove it from all tasks and habits. Once unused, it disappears automatically.

Best Practices for Tags

• Keep it simple → Start with 3–5 tags to avoid clutter

• Make them actionable → Tags work best when they guide what to do next

• Review regularly → Archive or delete unused tags to keep your system clean

• Don’t overdo it → Too many tags can make filtering harder, not easier

What Tags Can’t Do (Yet)

Currently, you can add tags to tasks and habits only, goals cannot be tagged yet.

If you want to organize goals, use Life Areas instead.